Electronic Risk (E-Risk) is the electronic information and environmental liability for your Austin company. Most computer "recycling" companies only refurbish, degauss, overwrite hard drives and/or resale the micro chips and other components on the open world market using third party companies. There is really no way of knowing where your electronic equipment will end up or with whom.

Privacy Risks in Austin, TX

National, corporate and personal information is being sent out into the world on old hard drives or improperly "erased" drives. This is a serious compromise of sensitive information. Privacy risks from discarded drives exposes a company up to the possibility of fines, law suites and bad press just to name a few.

Environmental Risks in Austin, TX

Most of the recycled or resold computer equipment, including drives, end up in huge landfills scattered throughout the world in nations such as Russia, China and Africa. There, extremely poor people work with hazardous chemicals to retrieve the precious metals hidden within the circuit boards, causing both health damage and environmental degradation.